DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6387585
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONPanama
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HEADQUARTERS -
AIR WHATHER SERVICE
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; SUBJECT, Unidertified Flying Objeots .
TO : Commanding General
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i dated 9 itaroh 1SL9, subjact "Unidentified Flyiny Objects,” ara first
indursenert thereto by this headquarters, dated jl Mareh 1jug.

2» The inci lent gun.riss A through Oe i) sav ‘a beer chaored
against routine woather=Ddalloon ascents ma ia by the Air Fores, Navy
and Heather Bureau, Cocments based on this review aro inclosad,

3, [% 1a ravonnenisd that the "sSuide To Investigation Of Uni-
Jantified Aerial Objects” be ohanced as follows: Itam 15, © "Direotion
of Flhight of Chtsot,” shovld bo olurified so that wsrtioal and hori-
sontul motions are distinguished if possible, ani 30 thet motion is
spacified as ths direction towards which the objuot apysears to move.
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